What to expect
Programme Overview
Africa’s Green Economy Summit brings together the eco-system of green economy stakeholders to connect and generate dialogue on the future of the green economy across Africa, it also brings forward sustainable innovation able to change on our continent.
The event features three days jam-packed with keynote addresses, a plenary session, project investment pitches, solution driven round tables, closed door conversations, matchmaking, networking functions and an offsite experience day across Cape Town.
Topics of discussions focus on governance and policy, finance and investment, ESG and impact, EVs and hybrid vehicles, hydrogen, energy storage, renewable energy, grid management, clean tech and innovation, manufacturing, infrastructure development, sustainable cities and urban planning.

Programme Components

Keynote addresses

Plenary sessions

Solution-driven roundtables

Deal-making rooms

Networking functions

Project investment pitches

Matchmaking
Project Pitches & Directory
Green project developers are given the opportunity to pitch local and global investors, while investors are given the opportunity to host project prospects 1 on 1 in an open and closed-door environments.
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Key investment verticals are e-mobility – EVs and hybrid vehicles, energy storage, renewable energy – including green hydrogen, clean technologies, infrastructure / smart cities and manufacturing.
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Green economy project being highlighted range from start-ups to large scale municipal / national infrastructure projects.
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Investment size: $0-5 million / $5-10 million / $10-50 million / $50+ million
The organisers are looking for green economy heroes that have launched or growing exemplary projects contributing to the green economy transition.
Africa’s Green Economy Summit presents an online green project directory for Africa. Our mission is to market African green projects to a global network of investors to fast track their development through sustainable funding.
Some of our expert speakers in 2023

Dr Amany Asfour
President, Africa Business Council, Egypt

Kellie Murungi
Chief Investment Officer, East Africa Power (EAP), Rwanda

Dr Hubert Danso
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Investor, South Africa

John Roome
South Asia Regional Director of Sustainable Development, The World Bank, United States

Bodom Matungulu
Technical Adviser, Transport Infrastructures and Urban Transport, Office of the Special Adviser, Head of State for Investments, DRC

Lisa Pinsley
Partner, Head of Middle East & Africa, Energy, Actis, South Africa

Farai Kanonda
Regional Operations Manager for
Energy, African Development Bank
(AfDB), South Africa

Caroline Wellemans
Head of Unit, Sustainable Finance Policy, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission, Belgium
Meet the 2023 conference committee

Greg Blandford
Rubicon
South Africa

Prian Reddy
GreenCape
South Africa

Deon Bruwer
Bruwer Capital
South Africa

Palesa Shipalana
DPME
South Africa

Grace Legodi
Angel Investor
South Africa

Frank Spencer
Bushveld Energy
South Africa

Jarrod Lyons
Atlantis Special
Economic Zone
South Africa

Annelize van der Merwe
DTIC
South Africa
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Address
VUKA Group
Ground Floor, Ebden House, Belmont Park, Rondebosch. 7700, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact
+27 (0)21 700 3500
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